Byron a



. B. A. SHAMMO.

n-SHOE FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MAYB. 1920.

1,368,847. Pitented Feb. 15,1921.

A TTORNEYS WITNESSES v PATENT OFFICE.

BYRON A. SHAMMO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE-FASTENER.

Application filed May 8,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYRON A. SHAMMO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Shoe-Fastener, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.v

This invention relates to fastening devices which may be used in a number of places but is especially adapted for use with shoes. One of the objects of the invention is to provide a fastener for shoes or other articles which may be easily interlocked or disengaged manually but which will not accidentally become disengaged.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a fastener for shoes and a lock wherein a proper clasping action is secured when first used and means are presented which will permit a readjustment of the parts to maintain a desired position of the garments fastened and which will thereby automatically take up any stretching or distending of the material of, the article. i

A still further object of the invention is the arrangement of a number of plates and interlocking members which utilize extensions or spurs for clamping the interlocking parts in place. the arrangement being such that the clamping spurs overlap metal members and thereby will not iniure the article to which the fastener is applied.

In the accompanving drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a shoe with fastening means embodying the invention Shown applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentarv sectional view throu h Fig. 1 on line 2-2, the same being on an enlarged scale.-

Fig. 2 is a to plan view of a retaining pl e shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 2' is a ton plan view of a clamping pl te shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 is a plan view o a combined hook and p ate providing certain features of the invention.

Fig. 4- is a plan view of the blank of the re aining plate.

Fig. 5 is a fra m ntarv view s milar to the upper part of Fig. 1 but showing a slight modified form of the invention applied thereto.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 379,874.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view through Fig. 5 on line 6-G, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of a blank disclosing a retaining structure embodying certain features of the invention.

Fig. 8 is a blank of an interlocking plate.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 6 but showing a further modified form of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates a shoe of any desired kind provided with the fastening members 2 to hold the flaps 3 and 4 of the shoe together when interlocked. The fastening features 2 comprise what may he termed a hook structure 5 and an inter locking structure 6 for holding the flaps 3 and 4 together.

In Figs. 2 to 4 will be seen detail views showing the con ruction of the fastener. As indi ated in Figs. 2 and 2", a clamping plate 7 is provided having a number of spurs 8. an aperture 9 and an opening 10 in a reduced portion 11. It will be noted that the p ate 7 is m de su stantially round at one end and pro ided with an longat on in which the opening 10 is positioned. the exact shape being imma erial but it is de sired to make s neat and ple sing a shape as possible. The opening 10 is provided with an e larged end merging into a small neck 12 esi ned o rece e a hook hereinafter fu lv escribed. The opening 9 is adapted to receive hat mav be termed a, covering cap 13 wh h overlaps part of plate 7. as shown n Fig, 2, and is hollow. A depending annular flange 14 is provided on the bott m part of the can. s i'l flange extending throu h he open ng 9 in plate 7 and also throu h he openin 5 n p ate 16. sa d fln' e carrying an ined ckin bar 17. pre erab y arrange l nea er the bot om o the 'fln' e than the top. so that he hook 18 with its nob 19 mav more rca' v interlock therewi h. As ind ca ed in Fig. 9. the s urs 8 during ap ication are forced through the le ther of the shoe and then bent er and lamped ti htlv against plate 16. Plate 16 is provided w th an o ening 15 regis t-ur n with o en ng 9 and also with an o ening 2 registering with opening 10. C'oacting with the bar 17 and associated with plates 4 parts is the hook structure 5 which is formed with a retaining plate 21, shown in the drawing as being a circular disk, but it could, of course, be formed in some other shape. The plate 21 is provided with a pair of pressed out sections 22 which clamp the body 23 of the hook l8 rigidly to the plate 21. thus obviating the use of solder or other securing means. If desired, after the parts have been assembled as shown in Fig. 3. the parts 22 could be pressed down somewhat so as to bend part of the body 23 into the openings f om which sec ions .22 have been pressed though. ordinarily, this is not necessary. A retaining or clamping plate 24 is provided for holding plate 21 in position, said rlamping plate having. a number of spurs 25 adapted to pass through part of the shoe and to overlap plate 21. This plate is provided with an opening 26, through which the hook extends, as shown in Fig. 2.

In Figs. 5 to 8 will be seen a slight modified form ofthe invention, in which the hook s ructure 5 is the same as shown in the preferred form except the hook 18' is bent over at a sharp angle for engaging the turned up flange 27 on the retaining or inter ocking plate 28, (oacting wi h the plate 28 is a plate 29 similar to the plate 7 except that the aperture 9 is eliminated and the central part of the plate is bowed or hushed at 30 so as to provide a form of hood for the hook 18 and at the same time prese t a pleasing appearance.

In Fig. 9 will be seen a further modified form of the invention wh ch is similar to the structure shown in Fig. 6 except for a few slight changes which in vsome respects wi l simplify the construction. In this form 0 the invention. he plate 28' is a circular disk and is provided with an opening 81, through which. the end of hook 185 passes while plate 29 is provided with s urs 29" for clamping the parts together. The openings 0 and 2 in th s term of the invention are eliminated so that the hook 18- can interlock only with one member, namely, with the flange 2 In the construction shown in Fi s. 2 and 6. the hook may interlock with the bar 17 o the-flange 27. as thecase may be or may be adjusted so as; to interlock and 16 in the apertures-10 and 20. A suitable. aperture in bothcases. is provided in the leather of the shoe so that the hook may pass freely through the -op en ings in the respective plates. In many cases, the flaps3 and 4 of the shoe areas tight as desirable when the hook 18 is engaging bar 17, for instance; but, after the shoe has been worn for same time the leather stretches and. consequently, there is a looreness between the flaps. To take care of th s. the hook 18 s disengaged from bar lfari interlocked with the plates 7 and 16 by having the hook extend through the open ings 10 and 20 and then moved into the slots 12 of said plates. This will cause an effective interlocking of the parts and the fastening of the flaps together at a new point which will cause the shoes to again snugly fit the person wearing the same.

In operation, after the parts have been arranged correctly in position on the shoe and it is desired to fasten the flaps 3 and 4 together, the part carrying the bar 19 is turned, or rather rotated, so that the hook 18 may enter the opening beside the bar 17 in such a manner that the plane of the hook will be parallel to the bar 17, and after the knob 19 has moved a sutlicient distance into the cap 13, the parts are rotated back to their former position and the hook will be interlocked with the bar. By forming the device so that this is necessary in interlocking or disengaging the part, the hook will not ordinarily become accidentally disengaged by any looseness of the parts but will require a positive disengaging movement. In interlo'king the structure shown in Figs. 6 and 8, the ordinary interlocking movement is utilized and the parts drawn suiliciently in an overlapped position to allow the hook to move through the opening in plate 28 and then back to an overhanging position.

What I claim is:

1. A fastener for shoes comprising a hook structureand an interlocking structure. said hook structure being formed with a hooked member and said interlocking structure being formed with a socket having a transverse bar therein, the shape of the. socket being such that the hooked member is easily removed by turning the same so that the plane thereofzwill be substantially parallel to the bar.

2. A fastener forishoes comprising an. interlocking structure formed with a pair of interlocking clamping plates having an aperture therein. a cap snugly fitting in said aperture, said cap having an annular dependent flange pro ecting through said aperture. a bar extending from one side of said flange to the other centrally thereof and a coacting hook forinterlocking said bar.

3; A shoe. fastener-com rising an interlocking structure provided with a clamping,

plate, a retaining plate. ahollow cap. and a bar extending through the hollowcap. said cap-fitting intosaid plates and said lamping plate having spurs interlocking and overlapping the retaining plate and a hook coacting with said bar for holding the parts of the article together. Y

4. A,shoe,fastenercomprising an interlocking part and a hook structure, said hook structu e being formed with a plate, a hook shaped member secured there o and aclampinq plate having an opening for accommodating said hook shaped member, and

a plurality of spurs overlapping said plate for locking the same in position on a shoe.

5. In a fastener for shoes, an interlocking member secured to one part of the shoe and a hook structure secured to the other adapted to interlock with the interlocking structure, said hook structure comprising a disk provided with a pair of pressed out sections, a hook shaped member having a body clamped to the disk by said pressed out sections, and a knob at the end for normally holding the parts in. interlocked relationship when in operative position, and a clamping plate having an opening through which the hook shaped member extends, and a plurality of spurs adapted to extend through part of said shoe and overlap said disk.

6. A fastener for shoes comprising an interlocking member and a hook structure, said interlocking member being provided with a pair of plates having registering openings merging into small necks and a pair of large registering openings, :1 cap fitting into said large registering openings provided with a bar, a hook member forming part of said hook structure adapted at one time to interlock said bar and at another time with said plates in said neck openin BYRON A. SHAMMO. 

